Junior Software Engineer

Visionist, Inc.

$85K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph required
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • Experience in production systems management
  • Familiarity with high-volume web application architectures
  • Exposure to cloud engineering, preferably AWS
  • Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization
  • Proficient in Python programming
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Responsibilities

  • Implement and support AI model infrastructure under guidance
  • Develop and maintain production AI services and applications
  • Assist in monitoring and observability solutions for AI platforms
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code principles
  • Ensure availability and performance of AI platform components
  • Adhere to security best practices for AI systems
  • Define structured solutions in ambiguous problem spaces
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold engineering standards

Benefits

  • 100% employee-owned company with shared success
  • 15% retirement contribution (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
  • 4 weeks paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and flexible hours
  • 80 hours of paid parental leave with additional $8,000 upon return
  • Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
  • Annual lifestyle bonus of $600
  • Merit increases and performance-based bonuses
  • Term life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage
Full Job Description
Description

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.

Your contributions are...
- Implement and support infrastructure for AI model inference under the guidance of senior engineers
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and autonomous agents
- Assist with implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services and platforms
- Support automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
- Help ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of AI platform components
- Follow established security best practices for AI systems and data
- Work within ambiguous problem spaces while learning to define structured solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to shared engineering standards and best practices

Requirements for your new career...
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
- Experience contributing to production systems
- Familiarity with high-volume web application architectures
- Exposure to cloud engineering concepts and platforms, preferably AWS
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and containerized deployments
- Proficiency in Python
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to unfamiliar technologies
- Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate, ask questions, and learn from teammates

Benefits of becoming a Visionist: Your New Career
- We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
- Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
- 4 weeks paid time off that is never "use or lose", 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
- 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
- Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
- Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 - use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
- Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
- Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability

Salary range: $85,000 - $120,000
Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

Not a good fit? Check out our other opportunities: https://jobs.jobvite.com/visionist

Next steps: Apply online and one of our recruiters will reach out to you. We have a streamlined process of phone screen with a recruiter, interview with a Visionist team at our HQ in Columbia, MD, and that is all!

Interested in learning more about Visionist and the work we do? Check out our website! https://www.visionistinc.com/what-we-do

U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

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